The Only Exception chords by
Paramore
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Key: B major
Intro 1
E
E

E
E

Bm
Bm

A
A

E
E

E
E

Bm
Bm

A
A

Verse 1
E
E

When I was younger
Bm
Bm

I saw my daddy cry
A
A

And curse at the wind
E
E

He broke his own heart
And I watched
Bm
Bm

A
A

As he tried to reassemble it
E
E

And my momma swore
Bm
Bm

A
A

That she would never let herself forget
E
E

And that was the day that I promised
Bm
Bm

I'd never sing of love
A
A

If it does not exist, but darlin'
Chorus 1
E
E

You are, the only exception
Bm
Bm

A
A

You are, the only exception
E
E

You are, the only exception
Bm
Bm

A
A

You are, the only exception
E
E

E
E

Verse 2
E
E

Maybe I know, somewhere
Bm
Bm

Deep in my soul
A
A

That love never lasts
E
E

And we've got to find other ways
Bm
Bm

To make it alone
A
A

Or keep a straight face
E
E

And I've always lived like this
Bm
Bm

A
A

And keeping it comfortable, distance
E
E

And up until now
Bm
Bm

I had sworn to myself that I'm content
A
A

With loneliness
Chorus 2
Because none of it was ever worth the risk
E
E

You are, the only exception
Bm
Bm

A
A

You are, the only exception
E
E

You are, the only exception
Bm
Bm

A
A

You are, the only exception
Solo 1
F#m
F#m

F#m
F#m

E
E

B
B

F#m
F#m

F#m
F#m

E
E

B
B

Bridge 1
F#m
F#m

I've got a tight grip on reality
But I can't
E
E

B
B

let go of what's in front of me here
F#m
F#m

I know your leaving in the morning,
when you wake up
E
E

Leave me with some kind of proof
B
B

A
A

it's not a dream, oh
Chorus 3
E
E

You are, the only exception
Bm
Bm

A
A

You are, the only exception
E
E

You are, the only exception
Bm
Bm

A
A

You are, the only exception
Chorus 4
E
E

You are, the only exception
Bm
Bm

A
A

You are, the only exception
E
E

You are, the only exception
Bm
Bm

A
A

You are, the only exception
Outro 1
D
D

A
A

E
E

And I'm on my way to believing
D
D

A
A

E
E

Oh, and I'm on my way to believing

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